[Nfb-science] please enroll to mentor using NFBLink

[j8miller at soe.ucsd.edu]

Hello, this is John Miller. I have been asked to share this information
with you by the NFB national office. I will be enrolling myself as a
mentor in science and engineering. I find mentoring to be one of the most
satisfying experiences of belonging to the Science and Engineering
Division and hope you will as well.

Mentors Needed for New Online Program:
            Blind scientists and engineers need your help and expertise!
The National Federation of the Blind  recently launched
NFBLink, a new online program which
matches people seeking information about blindness with knowledgeable NFB
mentors. NFBLink will provide blind persons in all walks of life, parents
and teachers of the blind, and others interested in blindness with
valuable information, resources, and support.
            In order for NFBLink to be successful and to reach out to as
many people as possible, we need to have a strong and diverse
base of mentors with
a wide range of talents and expertise. We are especially in need of
persons like yourselves who can offer guidance and experience to blind
scientists and engineers. We would like you to please go to
 <http://www.nfblink.org> www.nfblink.org
and sign up to become a mentor. You will be asked a variety of questions
that will enable us to better match you with "mentees". After you enroll,
your profile will be saved and you will be notified when a mentoring
opportunity becomes available. We are currently building our mentor base,
so you may not receive mentees for the next few weeks.
    We greatly appreciate your willingness to help with NFBLink. As you
know from experience, mentoring is one of the primary missions of the
NFB. Although
NFBLink is an online program, we hope that it will be just the first step
to including mentees in our Federation family and activities. NFBLink will
offer another avenue to teach people the truth about blindness.
    If you have any questions or concerns regarding the sign-up process,
please call Rosy Carranza at
410-659-9314, ext. 2283
or email
 <mailto:rcarranza at nfb.org> rcarranza at nfb.org